conduzcan

Conduzcan is a Spanish verb form derived from conducir, meaning to drive or to lead. It is the present tense form used for two grammatical purposes: the third-person plural present subjunctive (ellos/ellas/ustedes conduzcan) and the second-person plural affirmative imperative for ustedes (Conduzcan). In plain language, it can express a desire, doubt, or hypothetical situation in a subordinate clause, or serve as a command to a group.

Morphology and spelling: Conduzcan comes from the stem conduzc- plus the standard present-subjunctive ending -an. The change from conducen (present indicative) to conduzcan (present subjunctive) involves the c becoming z before the -a ending, a characteristic shift in -cir verbs. This form also appears in the affirmative ustedes command, where context clarifies it as an imperative rather than a subjunctive.

Usage: As subjunctive, conduzcan appears in clauses introduced by expressions that require the subjunctive, for example: “Es importante que ustedes conduzcan con precaución.” As an imperative, it is used to issue a command to a group: “Conduzcan despacio.” The same spelling is used for both functions; meaning is determined by syntax and context.

Related forms: Conducir is the infinitive; conduce, conduces, conduce, conducimos, conducís, conducen are other common conjugations. The present imperative for usted isConduzca, while the nosotros form is conduzcamos. The subjunctive mood also yields conduzca, conduzcamos, and conduzcan in other persons.